1. Fill in each gap with a suitable word given to complete the passage (16p)

among - efficiently - grow - keep - larger 

machines - more - scientists   - vegetables   -  with

On the farm of today, (1) …………………… provide almost all the power. Morden farmers now have mechanized “hired lands” and (2) …………………. horses only for pleasure. Besides developing new machinery, (3) …………………… and engineers have helped the farmer in many ways. For example, they have developed stronger fertilizers, (4) …………………. effective insecticides, and hybrid seeds which produce larger, tastier fruits and (5) ………………….. . Some farmers even have computers which help them use their resources more (6) ………………….. . As a result, the farm of today are able to produce much more food (7) ………………….. the same amount of labour. This means fewer but (8) …………………….. farms and fewer but more prosperous farmers.